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Colten Zaukar (center) visits with his brother and father after his sentencing Friday.

On Friday, a judge sentenced 24-year-old Colten Zaukar, of Sleetmute to spend what could be rest of his life behind bars for a violent 2012 rape. Bethel Superior Court Judge Charles Ray sentenced Zaukar to 61 years, with another 10 years suspended.Read more →

Nelson Tomaganuk originally from Hooper Bay, one of the first to go through the intake process at BWH. Photo by Charles Enoch

After concerns that they wouldn’t have enough volunteers to open this year, the Bethel Winter House broke out the sleeping mats and opened the doors for the first time this winter to welcome the homeless.

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A jury in Bethel found 24-year-old Colten Zaukar guilty on 10 counts in a violent 2012 rape in Sleetmute. Zaukar was found guilty on several sexual assault charges, kidnapping and assault. The jury found him not guilty of attempted murder and one sexual assault charge.Read more →